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Effects of supportive-expressive group therapy on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer: a randomized prospective trial.

Spiegel D, Butler LD, Giese-Davis J, Koopman C, Miller E, DiMiceli S, Classen CC, Fobair P, Carlson RW, Kraemer HC. Cancer. 2007; 110 (5): 1130-8

This study was designed to replicate our earlier finding that intensive group therapy extended survival time of women with metastatic breast cancer. Subsequent findings concerning the question of whether such psychosocial support affects survival have been mixed.

PubMedID: 17647221